肯亞已在當地組裝了超過 200 萬部智慧型手機 - ICT PS Tanui

資訊通信技術部報告稱，肯亞已組裝超過 200 萬部智慧型手機。 ICT 首席秘書 John Tanui 表示，地方議會的目的是讓人們更容易獲得更便宜的數位設備。

The government has reported that more than two million smartphones have been assembled in Kenya.

政府報告稱，肯亞已組裝超過 200 萬部智慧型手機。

ICT Principal Secretary John Tanui said the local assemblies are aimed at easing access to cheaper digital devices.

ICT 首席秘書 John Tanui 表示，地方議會的目的是讓人們更容易獲得更便宜的數位設備。

He said Safaricom was among the biggest in the production of locally assembled digital devices.

他表示，Safaricom 是本地組裝數位設備生產領域最大的公司之一。

The PS said other digital technology manufacturers will be encouraged to set up manufacturing plants in the country, to increase production and further lower prices of devices.

PS表示，將鼓勵其他數位技術製造商在該國設立製造工廠，以增加產量並進一步降低設備價格。

His remarks came in the wake of reports that the digital devices were still expensive for a majority of Kenyans.

在他發表此番言論之前，有報告指出數位設備對大多數肯亞人來說仍然昂貴。

“Safaricom and other technology companies have hitherto produced two million locally assembled smartphones,” Engineer Tanui said after the launch of Jitume Digital hubs at two Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVETs) in Uasin Gishu on Friday.

「迄今為止，Safaricom 和其他科技公司已生產了 200 萬部本地組裝的智慧型手機，」工程師 Tanui 週五在 Uasin Gishu 的兩家技術職業教育和培訓 (TVET) 推出 Jitume 數位中心後表示。

The Jitume Digital hubs were launched at Rift Valley Technical Training Institute (RVTTI) and Kipkabus TVETs.

Jitume 數位中心在裂谷技術培訓學院 (RVTTI) 和 Kipkabus TVET 推出。

“We want to make it cheaper and convenient for everyone to walk into a shop and get smartphones and other digital devices,” the PS said.

PS 表示：“我們希望讓每個人都能更便宜、更方便地走進商店購買智慧型手機和其他數位設備。”

The ministry was told how youth were earning handsomely from digital jobs including website designs, transcription and content creation among others, with government centres offering them working spaces and internet.

該部獲悉，年輕人如何從網站設計、轉錄和內容創作等數位工作中獲得豐厚收入，政府中心為他們提供工作空間和網路。

Youth who have already taken up online opportunities explained how they were making money through digital jobs among them foreign exchange trading.

已經接受線上機會的年輕人解釋了他們如何透過數位工作（其中包括外匯交易）賺錢。

Tanui said to support digital opportunities, the laying of 100km of fibre optic cables were ongoing as the government seeks to connect all wards to faster internet.

Tanui 表示，為了支援數位機遇，政府正在鋪設 100 公里的光纖電纜，以將所有行政區連接到更快的網路。

He said more than 250 digital centres had been established to help youth find and take up digital jobs.

他表示，已經建立了 250 多個數位中心來幫助年輕人找到並從事數位工作。

“Digital centres established by NG-CDF will benefit from internet connection and are set to be equipped with devices, mainly computers. We visited one of the TVETs and one trainee is already turning his digital job into a business,” Tanui said.

「NG-CDF建立的數位中心將受益於網路連接，並配備設備，主要是電腦。我們拜訪了其中一名職業技術教育培訓機構，一名實習生已經將他的數位工作變成了一項業務，」Tanui 說。

He added: “In the digital space, young people are now registering their companies to develop websites, software and other services. Currently, we have more digital than physical products. There are several products in the creative world.”

他補充說：「在數位領域，年輕人現在正在註冊自己的公司來開發網站、軟體和其他服務。目前，我們擁有的數位產品多於實體產品。創意世界中有多種產品。

He said engagement with platforms such as Facebook has enabled creatives to earn more money.

他表示，與 Facebook 等平台的互動使創意人員能夠賺更多的錢。

Ainabkoi MP Samuel Chepkong’a asked the Ministry of ICT to supply more computers to digital hubs to encourage more youth to venture into online opportunities.

Ainabkoi 議員 Samuel Chepkong'a 要求資訊通信技術部向數位中心提供更多計算機，以鼓勵更多年輕人嘗試線上機會。

“A number of Kenyan youth are already getting paid in dollars, and digital jobs should not be ignored,” he said.

「許多肯亞年輕人已經獲得美元報酬，數位工作不容忽視，」他說。